Ben is 2.5 and doesn't notice the baby much. Ethan is getting a little more mobile now at 7 months and will reach for toys and occasionally Ben will give him a toy. He's not affectionate with him but enjoys singing the baby songs with us at bedtime.
Post by usuallylurking on Feb 14, 2016 12:56:49 GMT -5
DS1 was 2.5 when DS2 was born and 3.5 when DS3 was born. That kid loves his baby brothers. He was seriously meant to be a big brother.
DS2 was 14 months old when DS3 was born. He had no like or dislike because he was just a little guy himself.
Now that we're expecting #4 I'm interested to see how DS3 does. He'll be a month shy of 3, but he's a total mama's boy so I'm not sure it will go over well, lol.
Ds2 is only two months, but ds1 is juuuuuust starting to show interest. He mostly wants me to put the baby down so I can play with him. They are 3y 2m apart.
dd was 15mo when ds was born. So obviously she was so young she didnt even notice him. She only started to take interest in him when he started to crawl, when she was almost 2 so he was about 8mo. Then her interest mostly was in figuring out how to keep her toys out of his reach once he could move and took interest in her/her things.
DD is 2.5ish and she is obsessed. She wants to be with him constantly and do everything for him. She smothers him with her love. I think it is sweet, but sometimes it is way too much.
3y3m. Supreme adoration. Like we totally missed the threenager stage because she was infatuated.
I will cling to the hope that this will happen with my DD and the new baby, as this is pretty much exactly their age gap!
DS liked her by 3 months. Once he could make her laugh, he was sold. (From 0 to 3 he was mostly indifferent to her.) Also, whenever she cried he would replace her pacifier. It was awesome, as I expected jealousy out of him since they are only 20 months apart and instead he was occasionally helpful.
DD1 was obsessed with DD2. They remain very close. They are 27.5mo apart. DD3 was the least interested in any baby...she was almost 4 when DD4 was born.
Post by SpartanGirl on Feb 14, 2016 13:46:27 GMT -5
It changed with each kid. When DS was born, DD1 loved him so much. They are still really close though when he first became mobile and started touching her stuff we had a rough little adjustment period. After that, DD1 was pretty indifferent to the kids. I would say each of my kids showed the most affection to the kid born immediately after them. I couldn't turn my back on DD2 when DD3 was a baby because she would literally smother her with love.
They are 3y apart. DS was mostly indifferent to DD when she was tiny, he would wave his hand and say nonchalantly "that (DD's name)." Once she started sitting up and being more interactive he loved her. Always asking what she was doing, if she needed anything, if she was happy. I have to keep an eye on them b/c he sweetly gives her his toys, which unfortunately have too-small parts for her.
Post by curbsideprophet on Feb 14, 2016 14:20:12 GMT -5
DD was 2y9m when DS was born. We often need to tell her to give him a little space. It has gotten better but she will still try to pick him up and carry him around (she is 4, he is 20 months).
Post by carolinagirl831 on Feb 14, 2016 14:21:56 GMT -5
2 years apart and until just recently dd1 pretty much ignored her. She was very much into doing her own thing. Now that M is mobile and more interactive E takes more of an interest in her. She hates M getting into her stuff though and is very bossy. Lol I definitely see my future of sister fights.
DS1 was 2.5 when DS2 was born. He pretended DS2 didn't exist for the first few months of his life.
I had a photographer come to the house when DS2 was about a week old for a newborn session. I had dreams of a great family session. DS2 managed to pee, poop and vomit on me during the session, and we couldn't convince DS1 to do a single family photo with all 4 of us. I still love the photos, but that about sums up how the first six months of life with 2 kids went for us.
Post by moopoint17 on Feb 14, 2016 14:25:36 GMT -5
Ds1 was 2y9m when ds2 was born. He was so obsessed with his little brother, except when H would try to hold him. H, to this day, is ds1's bed. He would get so jealous whenever H would try to spend time with the baby.
This gives me hope! This will be the age gap when we have another. DD is asking now for a baby sister or brother almost every day so I hope the love continues when there's a screaming baby around.
in a good way? I'm hoping our 2 yr 9 month gap makes for sibling adoration. He loves his baby cousin but I guess it's a different story when baby is monopolizing mommy.
Post by gibbinator on Feb 14, 2016 15:53:33 GMT -5
Very positive. Ds1 liked to lay on his playmat with him, talk to him, kiss him, touch him, etc. Of course, mainly he wanted to be with me so he was, in part, interacting with ds2 by association. Eta: 2.5 yrs apart, and they've really started playing together 1.5 years later.
They are 4 years and 1 month apart and at first my eldest was ambivalent toward her brother. She was mostly annoyed to have our routines changed and with his crying. She came around though and now that he's nearly 16 months she loves him to pieces and has a ton of fun playing with him.
Post by dcrunnergirl52 on Feb 14, 2016 17:56:34 GMT -5
DD and DS1 were 2y10m older than DS2. They basically ignored him for the first 18 months and then were scared of him b/c he went through a phase where he bit anyone and everyone.
Now at almost 5.5 and over 2.5 years old, they're starting to let him in on their games and play with him.
He was 20 months and he wasn't sure about DD at the hospital. But once she came home, he's been all over her. Very gentle and wants to hold her, show her things, gets all excited when she wakes up. He's such a sweetie.
in a good way? I'm hoping our 2 yr 9 month gap makes for sibling adoration. He loves his baby cousin but I guess it's a different story when baby is monopolizing mommy.
In a good but annoying way.
We put a little baby gym in a pack n play so DD could have a place to play w/o her big brother in her face. He figured out how to climb into the pack n play. He's still much more into her than she is to him (they're 7 and 4.5).